Environmental Education Contact:
Tonya Stinson, Environmental Education Specialist
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Complex
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 100
Austwell, Texas 77950
361-286-3559 ext. 226
361-286-3722 (Fax)

Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visitor Center Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• We offer resources and programs for teachers and students are available
• Focus area: wildlife, wildlife habitat management, history, and local ecology
• Target groups: school groups of all ages, high school and university students, environmental education groups, and general public.

Educational Resources
• On-site presentations, including Refuge orientation and videos.
• Outreach available for schools, organizations, and community groups
• Van tours sponsored by “Friends of Aransas and Matagorda Island (FAMI)” offered seasonally-during winter months
• Print materials and resources available: brochures; mammal, wildflower, reptile, amphibian, bird lists and general ANWRC information.
• Wildlife and nature books available in the Visitor’s Center Book Store operated by FAMI
• Matagorda Island Environmental Education Center offers 8th grade to Adult beach, bay, and marsh ecology classes
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge offers classes in biodiversity, bay ecology, beginning birding, track identification, fish and wildlife management, and food chain relationships.
• Youth Environmental Training Area for use by groups participating in the environmental education program.
• Service Projects available upon request.
• Contact Tonya Stinson, Environmental Education Specialist at (361) 286-3559 for more information.